“I saw that and my moral disgust meter popped all the way to ten,” Lotman explains. “And I suddenly started to see more and more [potential problems with technology]. The more I saw, the more I concluded, maybe we’re off-track here.”

Lotman started to notice technological transgressions everywhere he went, and his questioning quickly transformed into full-blown skepticism. He eventually started an online magazine as a platform to rethink our views on technology.

“It’s not that I would say ‘Don’t ever use technology,’” he clarifies. ““The internet is incredibly useful… but like all things, it’s best in moderation.”

And it’s the lack of moderation that makes Lotman so worried. “It’s become so normalized…. And I think we’re kidding ourselves if we don’t think we’re addicted to technology. We’re definitely addicted.”

“[The internet] encourages us to live in cultivated bubbles.” Lotman says.

And he thinks those bubbles lead to isolated and obsessive behavior. “A lot of our newer technologies are about making things easier or faster…. But those aren’t the same as making something better.”

The picture Lotman paints is of a dark world. But he thinks there are actions everyone can take to ease tech’s grip on our lives. The first step? A “screen sabbath,” or one day a week completely devoid of screens.